Bessy - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Bessy \b(es)-sy\ is a variant of Bess, Betty (Dutch, English) and Elizabeth (Hebrew), and the meaning of Bessy is "God's promise; God is my oath".

The baby name Bessy sounds like Bessie, Basia, Basja and Bizzy. Other similar baby names are Nessy, Betsy, Sessy, Jessy, Kessy and Tessy.

Bessy is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Bessy. Compare Bessy with related baby names.